Plantation Barbados 5-Year

Smooth, a little plain but just enough flavor to stay present in a mix. Decent enough to drink straight, nothing offensive. This isn’t your prized sipper, nor should it be — this bottle bears the brunt of your Friday, so come Saturday, the good stuff is still there even when your dignity isn’t. A great standby for the home bar — better than most at this price.

First let me say that my very favorite rum is the Plantation XO 20th Anniversary. After trying this 5-year, it's obviously not as good as the 20th, but it's getting close and it's still a very good rum. For the $22 I paid for this bottle, I have not found anything better. It's got a sweet taste which I like, and a very slight bite but really not bad at all as far as that goes. For a 5-year aging, this is a really excellent rum.

I am no expert, so this is just my Personal opinion without much to compare it to.

Nice and smooth, good flavour. You probably won't buy this one again after tasting the XO 20th anniverary.

It is really good fruity rum that is a good subtitute for Plantation XO when miss those vibes of XO do not want to spend so much money for it, I prefer rums with more wodden flavours but this is one to go on the fruit direction and lower budget

Final verdict: Maybe some day I will giv it another shot

While not overly complex, Plantation Barbados-5 has a subdued sweetness and alcohol punch that won't set you on fire. You can tell it means business, though. If you don't know whether or not you would enjoy neat rum, I would suggest picking up a bottle of this for around $25 to give it a chance. At worst, it would make a good choice as a mixer for drinks calling for a golden rum, though I would consider it to be a little on the light side of bold enough to serve as a dark rum base.

Way to harsh to drink on it's own on rocks, but mix a bit of cola, or use your imagination and you won't be disappointed. It's simple and adaptable while still maintaining that essence that distinguishes it from mass market drivel. The bottle presentation gives it a "island cargo" look to compliment a beach-bar-style cocktail being mixed with it as a main ingredient

Love this Rum. Very smooth, smoky and almost has a hint of scotch taste to it.

It’s a little burny neat but when you add some ice the tropical flavors really shine.

You can not go wrong with Plantation rums.

A decent rum for the price! I tend to prefer spiced rum and have not yet tried many standard ‘aged’ rums, so that may have some bearing on my review. Although this rum is very smooth and does have a nice taste, I found it a little heavy on the whiskey/bourbon flavor for my rum preference. Granted, like many rums, it is aged in bourbon casks so it should be expected that the flavor would come through. It could also just be the Cognac notes that threw me slightly off, or just my inexperienced palate, but I would take almost any spiced rum over this any day. Still not a bad choice for the price, though!